Are you a Leadership Charlevoix County professional seeking a greater understanding of yourself and your community?

Through informaitonal sessions and a community service project you will become a more polished leader, ready to get down to the business of building a communiy, and become a superior employee or entrepreneur.

NOMI is a pop- up studio downtown Charlevoix, MI that will be open from mid- June to mid- September. We offer introductory to advanced level yoga and barre classes, as well as yoga and dance for children. Our teachers come from a variety of backgrounds, but we all have one thing in common: our love for Northern Michigan summers!

You are invited to attend the Charlevoix Area Community Pool Annual Fundraiser, NOMI STYLE: Featuring Northern Michigan Lifestyle Experiences! Get ready for live music by the Pine River Jazz Band, vendors, runway, shopping, farm-to-table lunch, and both silent and live auctions. The Clothing Company, Clothes Post, Ga Ga for Kids, J. Phillips, Propellers and V2V are all on board as vendors! When: Thursday, June 28, 2018. Where: Bay Harbor Yacht Club, Lange Center. Time: 11:30 am - 3:00 pm. Price: $100 admit one (includes complimentary wine service). Visit
charlevoixpool.org for more information. Call the Pool or register online to reserve: 231-547-0982.

elements: Color the North Exhibit

June 29

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

"Color The North" painting exhibit featuring the originals works of four local area artists, Robert Scudder, Mike Coltman, Joan Gerigk and Ron Theisen. Opening reception 5:30-7:30 with appetizers and refreshments featuring wines from Charlevoix Moon. The exhibit will continue through July 21st.

Farmers Market Kids Day

July 5

11:30 am - 1 pm

Join us at the Market under the band shell to watch Cirque Amongus. Led by professional entertainers and skilled instructors, the audience is introduced to the fundamentals of circus arts - juggling, movement and balancing - in a safe, fun-filled, and educational environment. Sponsored by The Charlevoix Public Library

On Sunday, July 8, the Masonic Lodge #282, in cooperation with Antrim Dells Golf Club, will hold its golf scramble fundraiser. Proceeds from this event will be used to help fund the Masonic Lodge #282 scholarship fund. The day's activities start with registration at noon, Tee Time Scramble at 1:00pm followed by food and prizes. Attached is our flyer with event information. We are looking for supporters in this endeavor. This can be in the form of buying a Tee Sponsorship, donating a door prize, participating in the outing and /or a combination of the above options.

For more information call Sam Wilcenski at 231-547-6755 or email stuffed1spud@aol.com.

Meet Caitlin Cole, Membership Coordinator for the Charlevoix Area of Chamber of Commerce

"I was raised in Charlevoix and really enjoyed growing up in this community. I earned a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Central Michigan University. After college I moved downstate but ultimately decided home is where the heart is and moved back up north. There is so much to love about Charlevoix- the lakes, the beaches, the people. I can’t wait to share what I love about Charlevoix through my position at the Chamber."

Meet Rachel Thompson, Guest Services for the Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce

"I grew up in Charlevoix Michigan. I attend Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois where I’m studying art therapy with a major in art, and minor in psychology. I hope to start a private practice for art therapy and gain the skills to accomplish that future goal. Fond memories from growing up in Charlevoix sparked my interest in working for the Charlevoix Chamber of Commerce. I always enjoyed riding the ponies at Kid's Day or going to the beach with family—no matter the weather. I’m excited to continue learning more about Charlevoix, and helping more people understand why they should vacation or relocate here."

This past weekend on June 23, the 138-acre Elizabeth B. Hoffmann Nature Preserve was formally dedicated. The new preserve is located along US-31 south of Charlevoix, with frontage on Inwood Creek. It is now owned and managed by the Little Traverse Conservancy.

Charlevoix Lodge Changed Ownership and Name- Now Hotel Earl

A local, well-known landmark in Charlevoix, commonly known as The Lodge, has changed ownership and name. In tribute to Charlevoix’s own master builder, Earl Young, the hotel will be renamed Hotel Earl.

An extensive remodel is planned for the 60th anniversary. The renovations are expected to be complete in late spring of 2019, just in time for celebrating 60 years of this landmark property. For more information, please visit hotelearl.com. For questions or media inquires, please contact info@hotelearl.com.

The Salvation Army Receives Grant from the Great Lakes Energy People Fund to Repair Retaining Wall

The Salvation Army, Petoskey Corps has received a $1,850.00 grant from The Great Lakes Energy People Fund to do minor repairs to the crumbling retaining wall around the perimeter of the front parking lot and Community Center. The Community Center houses many programs and services such as Emergency Financial Assistance, After School, Teen Center, Community Meals, Pantry, Chapel and more. “Our Community Center is the place people come for help and hope” says Development Director, Amy Evans. “It is vital that we keep the structure maintained so we can keep the doors open for those in need in our community”.

Get your parade applications in now to be a part of the 88th annual Venetian Festival Street Parade & Boat Parade! Applications, rules and regulations can be found on our website.
This years theme is "
Venetian Carnivale", so get those masks ready and lets have some fun!

As Char-Em United Way prepares to celebrate 75 years of support in Charlevoix & Emmet counties, it draws on a much older technique for discussing the modern challenge of accessible, affordable childcare. The technique is the Jeffersonian Dinner, inspired by Revolutionary era thinker and leader, Thomas Jefferson himself.

Jefferson was noted for bringing people of wide-ranging opinions together to discuss thorny issues. In the comfort of his home at Monticello, dinner guests would find themselves at ease. State politicians could focus more on what they had in common than how they differed, and often in that environment, new ideas to strengthen the emerging nation would bubble to the surface.

﻿In a modern-day twist, Char-Em United Way intends to sponsor a Jeffersonian Dinner to bring a small group of thinkers together for the purpose of exploring the issue of childcare. The dinner, generously hosted by local residents and Char-Em United Way supporters, Jim and Jo Ellen Rudolph, will take place in mid-July. Guests will include professionals in the field, business owners, policy-makers, and childcare business owners.

Charlevoix County Transit Friday & Saturday Evening Service Announced

Adults-$2.00/per trip

Youth/Seniors/Disabled-$1.00/per trip

Ride reservations are suggested however, same evening calls accepted on a first-come/first-serve basis and scheduled by driver if space/time permits. Travel between cities must be pre-scheduled by calling the Dispatch Office during normal business hours.

First completed in 1855, the Soo Locks have been providing vessels safe passage for well over a century. The Locks are an integral part of the Michigan and US economy with over $500 billion worth of iron ore shipped through the Locks each year. There are currently four parallel chambers that make up the Soo Locks today. The largest of which, the Poe Lock, stands at 1,200 feet long and handles 85 percent of the cargo shipped through the region. The Poe Lock is the only lock that can handle the largest iron ore freighters, and if it was shut down – even for repairs – it would send the country into a recession and result in the loss of 11 million jobs.

We will be compiling a list of businesses and individuals throughout the region to show Congress strong support from northern Michigan for modernizing the Soo Locks.

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that July 23 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in Michigan as a result of excessive rain from May 4 through Aug. 4, 2017, which includes Charlevoix County.

Under this declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. With the exception of aquaculture enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers, or ranchers.